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Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style
Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style
Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style
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Paula Deen—author, restaurateur, and Food Network star of Paula’s Home Cooking—turns to her friends to share their stories, ideas for entertaining Southern style, and, most important, more than 150 of the prized recipes they serve to their family and friends.

Sharing a delicious meal is everyone's favorite way of bringing together friends and loved ones. With the trademark Southern charm that has made her beloved by fans everywhere, Paula Deen’s cookbook, Paula Deen & Friends, features delicious, down-home entertaining menus, with recipes that are guaranteed to be instant crowd-pleasers. Whether you’re planning an intimate family dinner, hosting an elegant cocktail party, or feeding a hungry crowd for lunch, these mouthwatering meals are the perfect way to share any occasion with good friends—and have fun doing it! From a tailgate picnic to a bridge supper, a christening to a camping trip, and a family dinner to an ice cream social, there are recipes to delight any gathering.

Throw a down-home Birthday Bash with Beer-in-the-Rear Chicken, Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Corn on the Cob, and Buttermilk Pound Cake with Strawberries and Whipped Cream. Or host a casual Cookie Swap with friends and watch those Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes and Rolled Oatmeal Cookies disappear! An outdoor lunch wouldn’t be complete without real Southern Fried Chicken and Buttermilk Corn Bread. And comfort foods like Quick Crab Stew, Shrimp and Wild Rice Casserole, and Black Bottom Pie are soul-satisfying dishes that warm the heart and soothe the spirit. There are also recipes for refreshing cocktails and beverages, from the Southern traditional favorites, like Plantation Iced Tea and Mint Juleps, to Lemonade and Hot Cranberry Cider.

Entertaining Southern style is about much more than the food; it’s about spending time with the people you care about. Paula and her friends are the experts when it comes to creating delightful meals that are easy to prepare, so you, too, can relax and enjoy the fun with your guests. Each chapter is filled with helpful tips and time-saving techniques, as well as the memorable cooking stories that inspired Paula and her friends to create these recipes. You’ll be inspired to share memorable meals and occasions with family and friends, as Paula Deen & Friends invites you to live it up, Southern style.
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Release dateJun 16, 2008
ISBN9781439103296
Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style
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Paula Deen

Paula Deen is the bestselling author of eighteen books and an Emmy Award–winning Food Network television star. She was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she started The Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. She also co-owns Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House with her brother. Paula publishes a bimonthly magazine, Cooking with Paula Deen, and is a regular guest on QVC, where she sells her books and food products.

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    Paula Deen & Friends - Paula Deen

    ALSO BY PAULA DEEN

    The Lady & Sons Just Desserts

    The Lady & Sons, Too!

    A Whole New Batch of Recipes from Savannah

    The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook

    SIMON & SCHUSTER

    Rockefeller Center

    1230 Avenue of the Americas

    New York, NY 10020

    www.SimonandSchuster.com

    Copyright © 2005 by Paula Deen

    Photographs copyright © 2005 by Alan Richardson

    All rights reserved,

    including the right of reproduction

    in whole or in part in any form.

    SIMON & SCHUSTER and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

    Designed by Helene Berinsky

    Manufactured in the United States of America

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    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    Deen, Paula H.

    Paula Deen & friends : living it up, southern style / Paula Deen.

    p. cm.

    Includes index.

    1. Cookery, American—Southern style. I. Title: Paula Deen and friends. II. Title.

    TX715.2.S69D43 2005

    641.5975—dc22

    2004065348

    ISBN 0-7432-6722-2

    ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-6722-9 (print)

    ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-0329-6 (eBook)

    This book is dedicated to my soul mate,

    my best friend, my precious husband,

    Michael Groover,

    the best taste-tester a girl could have.

    Acknowledgments

    I am greatly indebted to the following friends for their party ideas and recipes (listed in order of appearance): Barbie Lientz, Trish McLeod, Alison and Danny Mahfet, James Roszkowiak, Herb Wardell, Alice Jo Giddens, Martha Nesbit, Patty Ronning, David and Katherine Slagel, Kelley Ort, Wez Childers, the late Sally Sullivan, Judy Poad, Donna Haney, Mary Lou Haney, Mona Nesbit, Catherine Taylor, Susan Greene, Dottie Courington, Jeanie Simmons, Katie Borges, Bob English, Carole Beason, Carolyn Donovan, Julia Holliday, Margie Levy, Suzanne Butler, Jane and Gilbert Wells, Sue Off, Phyllis Curlee, Maria Oxnard, Sarah Gaede, Linda Giddens, Robbie and Sandy Hollander, Jane Feiler, Inez Pachter, Gail Levites, Sandee Eichholz, Alice and Walter Dasher, Corrie Hiers, Glena Harlan, Peggy Grimsley, Libby Lindsey, Karen Pannell, Sally Scott, Molly Gignilliat, and Laura (Shaky) Schexnayder-Thomas.

    Thanks also to my agent, Barry Weiner, my biggest cheerleader, and my literary agent, Janis Donnaud; to the staff at Simon and Schuster: David Rosenthal, Aileen Boyle, Deb Darrock, Tracey Guest, Linda Dingler, Helene Berinsky, Jonathon Brodman, Sybil Pincus, Sarah Hochman, and especially the talented and patient Sydny Miner; to Gary, Zack, and Emory Nesbit, and Dottie Courington and Billy McGinley for being the taste-testers (talkin’ about the perfect job!); to Martha Nesbit for making sure the recipes work; to Christy Pingel for keeping me organized, dressed, and on schedule; to Brandon Branch for making my porch look like it was ready when it wasn’t; to the photographer, Alan Richardson, and stylist, Michael Pederson, for making the food in the book look so gorgeous; to makeup artist Genevieve Markowsky for working her magic; to photographer Christine Hall for making me and my friends look gorgeous on the cover; to Susan Greene, Dora Charles, Aunt Peggy Ort, and Martha Nesbit for going through the torture of makeup and hairdoing, traveling, the horrible heat, and bugs to make this cover possible. We ain’t bad for a bunch of old broads.

    And last, but not least, to my sons, Jamie and Bobby; and my brother, Bubba Hiers; and the entire amazing staff at The Lady & Sons for representing me so well when this project took me away.

    Contents

    Foreword

    Introduction

    Paula’s Birthday Bash

    Beer-In-The-Rear Chicken

    Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Corn On The Cob

    Green Beans With New Potatoes

    Lace Hoecake Corn Bread

    Roasted Carrots

    Buttermilk Biscuits

    Buttermilk Pound Cake

    A Bridge Club Supper

    Grilled Pork Tenderloin

    Artichoke Rice Salad With Shrimp

    Marinated Tomatoes

    Garlic Cheese Biscuits

    Angel Chocolate Mousse Pie

    New Year’s Day Soup Lunch for the Neighbors

    Potato Soup With Shrimp

    Spicy Tomato Soup

    Minnesota Wild Rice Soup

    Cream Of Broccoli And Cauliflower Soup

    Green Chili Corn Muffins

    A Cooking Shower

    Tomato Tarts

    Shrimp And Grits

    Pecan-Coated Fish With Remoulade Sauce

    Remoulade Sauce

    Rosemary And Garlic Roasted New Potatoes

    Fresh Asparagus With Lemon Butter

    Fresh Fruit Tart

    A Georgia Bulldawg Parking Lot Tailgate

    Smoked Turkey Wraps

    Pimiento Cheese

    Dawg Bite Cheese Spread

    Good Seasons Salsa

    Symphony Brownies

    Bloody Marys

    Keen-ager Casserole Luncheon

    Hot Chicken Salad

    Squash Casserole

    Broccoli Casserole

    Cranberry-Pineapple Gelatin Salad

    Sourdough Garlic Herb Bread

    Strawberry Delight

    Chocolate Delight

    The Boss Comes to Dinner: Sauteed Red-Skinned Apples

    Crab Mousse

    Veal Loin Stuffed With Roasted Bell Peppers, Goat Cheese, And Basil

    Marinated Asparagus

    All-Day Mushrooms

    Pumpkin Roll Cake

    Glazed Rock Cornish Game Hens Stuffed With Wild Rice

    SautÉEd Red-Skinned Apples

    Comfort Food

    Quick Crab Stew

    Gumbo

    Chicken Divan Or Chicken Florentine

    Shrimp And Crab Au Gratin

    Shrimp And Wild Rice Casserole

    Cream Cheese Pound Cake

    Raspberry And Sherry Trifle

    Black Bottom Pie

    A Teenager’s Slumber Party

    Mexican Pizza

    Chili In A Biscuit Bowl

    Mom’s Banana Dessert

    Individual Birthday Cakes

    Breakfast Casserole

    Sausage Swirls

    Almond Danish Swirls

    Fruit Kebabs

    The Cookie Swap

    Paula’s Ultimate Oatmeal Cookies

    Savannah Bow Ties

    Magnolia Lace Trumpets

    Benne Seed Cookies

    Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

    Monster Cookies

    Ginger Cookies

    Raisin Puffs

    Lace Cookies

    Rolled Oatmeal Cookies

    Cheesecake Cupcakes

    Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes

    Gingerbread Boys And Girls

    Mexican Wedding Cookies

    Hunt Lunch in the Field

    Bert’s Southern Fried Chicken

    Wild Rice Salad

    Rene’s Coleslaw

    Suzie’s Peach Pickles

    Buttermilk Corn Bread

    Maggie’s Decadent Brownies

    Lemon Blossoms

    A Working Lunch

    Salmon Salad

    Curry Chicken Salad

    Corn, Avocado, And Tomato Salad

    Double Rum Cake

    Brown Sugar Chewies

    The Saturday Night Grill Party

    Rosemary Chicken Quarters

    Marinated Filet Mignon

    Maple-Glazed Salmon With Pineapple Salsa

    Minted Lamb

    Teriyaki Shrimp

    Potato And Egg Salad

    Tomatoes With Blue Cheese

    Vidalia Onion Corn Bread

    Peach Cream Tart

    A Weekend Campout

    Hamburger Pie

    Chicken Breast Pie

    Pork Chop And Pineapple Pie

    Blackened Fish

    Baked Grilled Potatoes

    Zucchini Or Green Bean Bundles

    Bob’s Dutch-Oven Bread

    S’Mores

    Dutch-Oven Peach Cobbler

    Tortilla Dessert Wraps

    Beason Breakfast Burritos

    A BIG Cocktail Buffet for Out-of-Town Wedding Guests

    Chutney Butter

    Tomato Sandwiches

    Smoked Or Poached Salmon Mousse With Dill Sauce

    Fresh Asparagus

    Curry Dip

    Sensational Shrimp Mold

    Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip

    Purist’s Lump Crab Salad

    Slice-And-Bake Cheese Straws

    Bacon Crisps

    Lemon Bars

    Mini Chocolate Eclairs

    Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

    A Christening Brunch

    Praline French Toast Casserole

    Baked Garlic Cheese Grits

    Broiled Parmesan Tomatoes

    Mushroom And Sausage Quiche

    Spinach And Bacon Quiche

    Sausage Balls

    Watermelon Fruit Basket

    Ginger-Poppy Seed Fruit Dressing

    Animal-Shaped Sugar Cookies

    Run for the Roses

    Gilbert’s Mint Juleps

    Beer Cheese

    Kentucky Country Ham

    Southern Biscuits

    Benedictine Sandwiches

    Tomato Aspic With Cottage Cheese Dip

    Kentucky Spoon Bread

    Tassie Cups With Lemon Curd Filling

    Chocolate Chip Pie

    A Week at the Lake with the Kids

    All-Purpose Cheese Spread

    Blt Appetizer

    Shrimp And Scallop Lasagna

    Patty’s Shrimp Creole

    Cuban Sandwiches

    Tomato Pie

    Taco Salad

    Alice Jo’s Spaghetti Sauce

    Pumpkin Bars

    A Family Shabbat Dinner

    Chopped Liver

    Mama’s Brisket

    Sweet Noodle Kugel

    Asparagus With Shallot Vinaigrette

    Squash Casserole

    Sandee’s Challah

    Apple Strudel

    An Ice Cream Social

    Banana Sherbet

    Peach Ice Cream

    Butter Pecan Ice Cream

    Lemon Ice Cream

    Buttermilk Ice Cream

    Fresh Strawberry Sorbet

    Vanilla Bean Custard Ice Cream

    Just Drinks

    Sweet Tea

    Lemonade

    Plantation Iced Tea

    Fruit Punch

    Margaritas

    Fuzzy Navel

    Strawberry Slush

    Irish Jasper Green

    Hot Cranberry Cider

    Apple Martini

    Metric Equivalencies

    Index

    Foreword

    About a year ago, I called my friend Martha Nesbit from the airport. Martha had been food editor of the Savannah Morning News when I was just starting out in the restaurant business, and she had featured my son Jamie’s chicken salad recipe in one of her newspaper columns. Martha and I both like to cook, and we appreciate each other’s food. We have very similar tastes. I want you to collaborate with me on a cookbook! I told Martha. And she said, Yes!

    But what kind of book did we want to do? I had already done several recipe collections, and one dessert cookbook. What I really thought was missing was a book that told people how to put it all together. So we spent hours and hours thinking about how my friends like to entertain and came up with a long list of parties we thought would be fun to feature, from tailgates to bridge suppers, from christenings to camping trips. Then we set out to find the recipes that went with each party, going to some of the best southern cooks we know and begging for their best recipes. We threw in some of our own favorites, and as I do on my show, I tried to provide tips whenever possible to help you be successful with the recipes.

    The result is a cookbook that I am so proud of. Not only do I think you are going to love the recipes, but I think you are going to love getting to know some of the people behind the recipes. Before I introduce you to them, here are some of my thoughts on entertaining, southern style:

    The guest list is probably the most important part of planning a party. You should always invite fun-loving people. You can eat a hot dog with people who are fun and have a great time. On the other hand, you can have filet mignon with a bunch of stick-in-the muds and be miserable. I always try to surround myself with people who love life.

    Southerners really know how to entertain, and they will find any excuse to share food with loved ones. I tried to paint a picture with words of these settings so you could re-create these heartfelt parties for yourselves, wherever you live.

    As for the food, I can guarantee that you’re going to like these recipes. I meet people every day from all corners of the United States at my restaurant in Savannah, The Lady & Sons, and I’ve found that the love and appreciation for our Deep South cookin’ knows no geographic boundaries. Our cookin’ is so, so good, and I think our party food is definitely food for the gods.

    To me, the hardest part of entertaining has never been the actual cookin’ but the menu planning, which I think is a chore! So if you’re anything like me, I think you’ll love grabbing this book and just shakin’ those pots and pans, because I’ve done the planning for ya. Here’s that book I always wish I had, with the parties laid out for me! I wanted to write an entertaining book with unique ideas for people who entertain the way I do, which is very casually. I just love people, and that’s what’s important about entertaining in the South—enjoying good food with people you love. This book is all about real people cookin’ real food. So let’s get to cookin’, y’all!

    Introduction

    Hey, y’all! If you know my story, or read the intro to The Lady & Sons Just Desserts, I can’t believe the next book is due and it’s time to continue the story. And I have to tell ya, I’m sittin’ here laughing right now in front of the computer because in the last paragraph of the last book—you know, when I was talking about Michael—well, we had been in our relationship for only about two months. So I couldn’t tell the complete story because I knew he would read it and I didn’t want him to think that I’d put some kind of hex on him. But if you’ll remember, I told y’ all how my dogs, Otis and Sam, ran on me one day and led me straight to Michael’s house. Well, now that I’m pouring my heart out, I want to tell y’ all the whole story.

    Even though my business was on its way to being very successful, my social life was the pits. I was consumed with work and family—95 percent work and 5 percent family. I tried to figure out how I could improve my personal life, but everywhere I turned, I saw no opportunity. My days and nights were filled with work (I don’t do bars), and Sunday was the one day when I could not leave the restaurant. So even church was out of the question! Well, I thought, and I thought, and I thought—and I finally realized that this one was going to have to be turned over to God. So, I added one more sentence at the end of my nightly prayers: God, please send me a neighbor. This prayer started when I was living in downtown Savannah. One day I got a wild hair: I wanted to live on the water. So I loaded up the dogs, cats, and birds and moved to the water on Wilmington Island. My prayer continued on, even though all my neighbors were married. Then, finally, came that fateful day Otis and Sam ran away. I’m here to tell y’all, you never know what the dogs will drag up!

    Meeting Michael has to be one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. But in addition to Michael, many other wonderful experiences have come my way since my last writing. My mind goes back to this one: Two years ago I was in the kitchen frying up chicken. I heard Rance, the kitchen manager, answer a phone call, and he handed the phone to me, saying, Paula, Oprah is on the phone for ya! I looked at him and said, Get the hell out! Well, lo and behold, the voice on the other end said, "Hi, Paula, this is Ray from The Oprah Winfrey Show." When I regained consciousness, Ray went on to tell me they were doing a show about women who began businesses from the home, and they were interested in possibly having me on as a guest. After a couple of phone interviews, I got the callback saying that, yes, they wanted me to be on the show. Before my head could even quit spinning, I found myself in Chicago sitting onstage right next to Oprah and telling my story. I kissed her hand and said, Oh, girl, I feel like I’m meetin’ the Queen! With a hearty laugh, Oprah said, No, I was with the real one last week in England! Needless to say, Oprah and I seemed to connect in that ten minutes we had together. I really think that Oprah is the woman that we all believe her to be, and I’ll never forget this experience as long as I live. Oh, and did I forget to tell y’all? It was on this show that I announced to the world that I had just gotten my own show on the Food Network and Paula’s Home Cooking would begin airing in November of that year.

    I have to let ya’ll in on a little secret: I was scared to death! Could I stand up there and cook and talk to that TV camera like it was a friend of mine? The same girl who took twenty years to work her way out of agoraphobia? The doubts ran like a whirlwind through my head: What if I fail? What if I stink? How badly would I let down my producer, Gordon Elliott—who had really stuck his neck out for me—or embarrass my family? Well, I did my best to put all that stinkin’ thinkin’ aside and just concentrate on the wonderful opportunity that had been given to me. So, as green as a Granny Smith apple, I showed up to work. Before the day was up, my admiration for Gordon had grown so big that short of doing the show naked, I’d have done anything to make this show work. Well, thank goodness, y’all, we didn’t have to pull out the naked trick.

    In my first season I rode motorcycles, a Vespa scooter, and flew in a hot-air balloon.

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